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245 10 a| Remembering Hiroshima :b| was it just? /c| Francis X. Winters.;

300 a| xiii, 255 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Justice, international law and global security;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-247) and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue: structure of the ethical argument -- A comet, a tsunami, a cloud: the drama of United States-Japan relations, 1853-1941 -- The ballet of blood: the final struggles between Japan and the United States: Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- Deus ex Machina: Hirohito intervenes to demand surrender -- Truman decides -- the crucible of conscience: five judgments on Hiroshima.;

520 a| "Taking the example of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima as a case in point, Francis Winters analyzes the ethics of warfare, demonstrating how the examples of World War II hold relevance to the contemporary world. The volume examines the ethics of Japan's refusal to surrender and seeks to balance the verdict of responsibility for Hiroshima by extending the analysis to the ethics of the end of the war. It also illustrates how two displays of American naval and munitions power had an impact on Japan comparable to the September 11, 2001 assaults on America. Linking his study with two contemporary films on Iwo Jima, the author illustrates how the 1940s were an era of costly triumph that can still inspire national pride in American citizens. Unique in concept and approach, this volume will have relevance to scholars interested in both historical and contemporary politics, US-Japan relations as well as foreign policy and the ethics of warfare."--Publisher's description.;

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830 0 a| Justice, international law and global security.=| ^A771381;

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Remembering Hiroshima : was it just? / Francis X. Winters.

Author/creator	Winters, Francis X.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009.
Description	xiii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Atomic bomb--Moral and ethical aspects. Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History. --Bombardment, 1945. --Moral and ethical aspects.

Series	Justice, international law and global security Justice, international law and global security. ^A771381
Contents	Prologue: structure of the ethical argument -- A comet, a tsunami, a cloud: the drama of United States-Japan relations, 1853-1941 -- The ballet of blood: the final struggles between Japan and the United States: Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- Deus ex Machina: Hirohito intervenes to demand surrender -- Truman decides -- the crucible of conscience: five judgments on Hiroshima.
Abstract	"Taking the example of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima as a case in point, Francis Winters analyzes the ethics of warfare, demonstrating how the examples of World War II hold relevance to the contemporary world. The volume examines the ethics of Japan's refusal to surrender and seeks to balance the verdict of responsibility for Hiroshima by extending the analysis to the ethics of the end of the war. It also illustrates how two displays of American naval and munitions power had an impact on Japan comparable to the September 11, 2001 assaults on America. Linking his study with two contemporary films on Iwo Jima, the author illustrates how the 1940s were an era of costly triumph that can still inspire national pride in American citizens. Unique in concept and approach, this volume will have relevance to scholars interested in both historical and contemporary politics, US-Japan relations as well as foreign policy and the ethics of warfare."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-247) and index.
LCCN	2008039159
ISBN	9780754674702 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0754674703 (alk. paper)

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